Originating from Sicily, casarecce pasta are short, twisted tube-shaped pasta. Their name comes from the Italian word "casareccio," meaning "homemade," evoking their rustic and traditional appearance.

Casarecce pasta are renowned for their ability to hold sauces due to their twisted shape, making them ideal for thick or creamy sauces.

Try these pasta in an original recipe for Casarecce alla Siciliana; with eggplants, tomatoes, and basil.
Cooking time: 9-10 minutes

Casarecce pasta are medium-sized, and their rough texture allows them to grip sauces well. You will notice the difference in quality and flavor between homemade casarecce and industrial brands like P... or B.... It's simply incomparable.

Bennedetto CAVALIERI is a legend of Pasta!

Since 1918, four generations succeded in the family company. Located in the Apulia, close to Lecce, Benedetto Cavalieri perpetuates an unrivalled know-how in the pasta confection with durum for an incomparable cunchiness. The variety of wheat employed on this territory and the Apulia area explains indeed this difference. Everything during the process allows the pasta to blossom in the mould whithout pressure. The drying is slow and realized at soft temperature to guarantee a perfect holding at cooking.

So far, their pasta where quite untraceable in France...